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Please follow and like us: Imagine if, for 16 days, there were no rape, no child abuse, no sexual harassment, no emotional abuse. A rape case is reported in South Africa every fourteen minutes, every hour and a quarter a woman or child is indecently assaulted, and every two hours a case of child neglectRead more

In the week, the Tourism B-BBEE Charter Council in partnership with the National Department of Tourism (NDT) hosted a Tourism Transformation Summit at Kopanong Hotel and Conference Centre in Gauteng. The aim of the Summit was to create dialogue and exchange tourism sector transformation strategies as well as investment opportunities towards radically growing and sustainingRead more

Google officially launched Street View imagery of all South Africa’s national parks, nature reserves, top tourist attractions and a host of new trails on November 2. The announcement of 170 new trails in South Africa’s national parks and reserves follows on from the Mzansi Experience launched in March 2016. The new trails extend the existing StreetRead more

BLACK PLAGUE UPDATE: DEPT. OF HEALTH SETS MEASURES TO PREVENT SPREAD INTO SA Causing major international concern of late is the outbreak of the deadly Black Plague in Madagascar. In the week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) officials warned that the pandemic could explode and last a further six months as the island starts its rainy season.Read more

EXCLUSIVE TO TOMSA LEVY CONTRIBUTORS IN MPUMALANGA: HOST A SA TOURISM MARKETING WORKSHOP THIS TOURISM MONTH! As part of celebrating Tourism Month, SA Tourism is looking for 15 TOMSA levy contributor establishments in Mpumalanga to host and be part of a complimentary 3 day speed marketing workshop (also includes various excursions). For more info onRead more

EXCLUSIVE: OUR REVAMPED WEBSITE WILL SHOWCASE YOUR SUMMER DEALS We are excited to announce that we have launched our revamped TOMSA website! Not only will the revamped website house TOMSA levy contributor deals for FREE, it will also seek to demonstrate the value of contributing the levy. Via an online application form, the website willRead more

FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY HAS RE-EMERGED USING ALIAS ‘ROBERT GUMEDE’ NAME You may remember a number of alerts we sent out in the past involving an individual who fraudulently uses the name ’Robert Gumede’ (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH the well-known South African businessman who is also the chairman of Tourvest). Alias ‘Mr Gumede’ books accomodation andRead more

TBCSA RELEASES HALF-YEAR RESULTS OF THE TOURISM BUSINESS INDEX The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) says the glass remains half-full for the travel and tourism industry to grow and contribute to the economy, despite a dip in overall business performance, in the first six months of 2017. The TBCSA today released its Half-YearRead more

STATS SA: 3 OF 4 OVERNIGHT DOMESTIC TRAVELLERS DIDN’T BOOK ACCOMMODATION The latest Domestic Tourism Survey released by Statistics South Africa shows a decline in the total number of day and overnight trips taken within South Africa since 2013. The survey also reveals how economic stagnation and re-prioritisation of consumer spending has affected the domesticRead more

SAs BIG 3 AIRPORTS ALL MAKE THE TOP 40 IN THE SKYTRAX WORLD AIRPORTS AWARDS Three of South Africa’s biggest airports all featured in top 40 at the Skytrax World Airport Passenger’s Choice Awards for 2017. Topping the list domestically and 19th overall is Cape Town International Airport, followed by Durban’s King Shaka International AirportRead more